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Posted November 11, 2002; 11:22 a.m.

by tbartus

DeMuth, president of the American Enterprise Institute, will deliver the inaugural lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 13, of a new series that explores fundamental principles underlying American democracy and their application to current social, political, legal and cultural issues.

His address, "Good Government and the Competition Principle," will begin at 4:30 p.m. in 008 Friend Center. A reception will follow.

The American Enterprise Institute is an influential think tank based in Washington, D.C. DeMuth studies regulation and its effects on political and economic freedoms. He is former chief of President Reagan's Task Force on Regulatory Relief and former director of the Harvard Project on Regulation. His research and writings focus on the role of competition in fostering democratic governance and economic activity, as well as the role of government in supporting market exchanges.